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Friday, February 27, 2015

After a night of fun and
drinking, Scarlett Collins' past comes rushing back into her life.
Instead of facing it, she runs away like she always does, this time
straight into a broom closet. Not sure how she is going to get out of
this one, the gorgeous British bartender rescues her from the locked
room. Little does she know her life might have changed in ways she would
have never dreamed.

Kyle Harrington has had one hell of a
night, it isn’t until he lets out a beautiful green eyed woman from his
broom closet that his night might be looking up. That is until he lets
her go without a number or a way of ever finding her again. When a
second chance is put in front of Kyle, he knows he won’t let her get
away that easy again.

Both have a past they wish they could
change, but now they can have a possible future together. As long as
hidden secrets don’t keep them apart...

~*REVIEW BY JODIE RAE*~

I rated Hidden Secrets by Nicole De La Cruz Four and One Half
Leaves!

Hidden
Secrets is one of those books that grabs you right from the beginning
and never lets up. Everything around you simply slips away. I am
absolutely astonished and amazed this is a debut novel. The storyline
made me experience every emotion possible and I connected with the
characters instantly!

Scarlett
Collins needs a new beginning. She had her heart broken and decides to
start over and move on from her cheating ex-boyfriend of nine years.
Scarlett and her best friend, Amy open a beauty salon together which she
loves dearly. Everything is about to change when Scarlett meets one
hot Brit, Kyle Harrington.

Kyle
and Scarlett paths cross just when they were suppose to come together.
They discover an attraction, instant chemistry, and so
much sexual tension. However, Scarlett holds a lot of insecurities and
issues that prevent her jumping in head first; but with Kyle everything
changes. I loved that we were able to read both of the Scarlett's and Kyle's point of views.

There
are a couple of factors that I REALLY liked about this book. I liked
that the storyline was not rushed between Kyle and Scarlett and we were
able to connect to them interdependently and learn about their families
and issues. The character growth happens at a steady pace which makes
for a great book. In some stories I get kind of annoyed when the authors
make the characters act like they are thirteen and silly when they
start their relationship. In this book the author kept the characters
with their heads straight and their relationship
progressing.

To
wrap it all up, I loved how simple the story felt to me. I absolutely
loved the secondary characters and was excited to learn about each of
them. The characters were all friends and they all enjoyed spending time
together. I am looking forward to reading more books by this author and
see what happens next in The Pub Series! ALSO, there's a little twist
at the end in which I did not see coming and I must say it was kind of
brilliant.

~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~

Nicole is a new author that
has recently decided to pursue her passion of writing. Something she has
been wanting to do since she was a little girl, and thanks to the push
of her husband she is now living her dream. Almost every single day
you can either find her reading or listening to music. She got into
reading when she picked up her first Sarah Dessen book and hasn’t
stopped since. She is an easy going person that likes to spend time
with her husband and their three cats, drink wine, listen to Breaking
Benjamin, and try out new recipes.

When movie star, Evan Carlson, discovers his girlfriend’s picture with
another man splashed on the cover of gossip magazines, he decides he’s had
enough of his fishbowl life and attempts to outrun the media frenzy his relationships
have become. Driving until the road stops, he ends up on the remote and quaint
Perry Island, where a heartthrob can blend in like the locals and be a beach
bum as long as he wants. All that changes when Evan meets Haven Owen, aspiring
songwriter and the girl he just can’t get enough of. A summer romance turns
into something much deeper and Evan gets tangled in his own web of lies to keep
Haven in his life. But when his ex tracks him down, Evan learns there are some
things you just can’t outrun.

Is the cost of love, losing all control?

~*REVIEW BY VANESSA*~

Finding Haven was a
great read for me. I really enjoyed the characters and seeing them interact and
grow as the story progressed. Haven Owen was just a young woman trying to
follow her dream while being stuck in her hometown on an island. Working for
her parents in their supply store was not where she wanted to be but because
she was able to leave the island and attend school, this was her way of paying
her family back. But the minute she had paid them off, Haven planned to leave
the small island and head off to write her songs. Dealing with the secret
affair of her dad makes this time at the store with him seem endless. When a
new problems arise and Haven is told she needs to find someone to cover some
shifts, she gets lucky when Jay Grady steps up to take the offer. Evan Carlson
or right now Jay Grady, needed an escape from the life of Hollywood and after
his latest girlfriend was caught cheating, he knew he had to get away. Meeting
Haven and working at the store was not what he had in mind but after seeing
Haven cry, he couldn’t find a reason not to offer. Just being there this summer
was supposed to be a time for him regroup and figure out his life but fate had
other things in store and while these two start a summer fling, feelings grow
and so do secrets. Will Evan be able to tell Haven who he really is or will the
secrets he has turn out to be too much for her to handle? Like I said this was a really enjoyable read
and I would recommend it!

~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~﻿

T.A. Foster is a
Southern girl whose heart and spirit are connected to the beach. She grew
up catching rays and chasing waves along the North Carolina Outer Banks and now
resides in the state with her adventurous pilot husband, two children
and two canine kiddos.

Her long love affair
with books started at an early age and as soon as she was able, she transformed
imaginative stories into words on paper. T.A. has an undergraduate degree in
Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from Texas A&M
University. When she’s not chasing her two-legged and four-legged
children or trying to escape for date night, you can find her reading, writing
or planning her next beach trip.